Canticle by Clarion Fracture Zone
Canticle is a major work of passion and originality, written for jazz sextet and Bulgarian women’s choir. It features the Martenitsa Choir directed by Mara Kiek.
Canticle is based on an excerpt from the biblical love poem “Song of Songs” and was commissioned in 1997 by the Eastside Parish Uniting Church.
“Canticle had fluency and shape, and was astutely paced so that the hour long performance galloped past... Canticle was a celebration of the joy of making music without stylistic barriers; music which fosters that unique magic when improvising players are completely attuned to one another.” Sydney Morning Herald, 1997
Rufus Records, 2002
View CD Booklet here: https://sandyevans.com.au/recording/canticle/
Tracklist
| 1. | Animus Part 1 | 6:47 |
| 2. | Animus Part 2 | 2:43 |
| 3. | Stirring The Waters | 10:50 |
| 4. | Darkness Falling As A Stone | 12:13 |
| 5. | Your Touch On My Skin | 6:03 |
| 6. | Soul Of Solomon | 8:53 |
| 7. | Till We Fulfill Our Love | 2:23 |
| 8. | Kogoto Obicha Dushata Mi Part 1 | 4:30 |
| 9. | Kogoto Obicha Dushata Mi Finale | 7:03 |
Credits
Sandy Evans co-leader, composer, tenor and soprano saxophone
Tony Gorman co-leader, composer, tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet
Alister Spence co-leader, composer, piano, keyboards
Lloyd Swanton bass
Toby Hall drums
Special guest: Paul Cutlan tenor and alto saxophone, bass clarinet
The Martenitsa Choir
24-voice Bulgarian Women’s choir directed by Mara and Llew Kiek
Engineer - Ross A'hern @ Sony Studios, East Sydney
Mastering Engineer - Paul Bryant
Producer - Tony Gorman
Executive Producer - Tim Dunn
License
All rights reserved.
Sandy Evans OAM is an internationally renowned composer and saxophonist with a passion for improvisation and new music.
She has featured on more than 100 recordings.
“…this saxophonist surely ranks as one of the best contemporary jazz composers/musicians anywhere.” – Ian Patterson, allaboutjazz.com